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Posts Tagged “Clean Water Act”
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Supreme Court Offers Comfort to Owners of Dams and Water Control Facilities
January 15, 2013In a ruling that has important implications for the hydropower industry, municipal water control systems, and dam owners everywhere, the U.S. Supreme Court strongly affirmed an earlier holding that a "discharge of a pollutant" as regulated by the Clean Water Act does not occur when polluted water flows from an improved, man-made portion of a navigable water way into an unimproved portion of the same waterway.
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EPA Pushes Back on Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads
December 10, 2012The EPA has revised its Phase I stormwater regulations to say that a NPDES permit is not required for stormwater discharges from logging roads. The EPA says it did not intend for logging roads to be regulated as industrial facilities, and so in light of NEDC, it has revised its rules to clarify the Agency’s intent.
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EPA’s Section 316(b) Water Intake Regulations - New Comment Opportunity
June 27, 2012On June 11, EPA published a "Notice of Data Availability" in the Federal Register regarding its proposed regulations for cooling water intake structures at existing facilities. This notice provides an additional opportunity for interested parties to weigh in on EPA's proposed regulations, despite the closure of the public comment period in August, 2011.
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North Carolina Chicken Farm Fights NPDES Permit for Air Emissions
April 23, 2012In a novel approach to water quality regulation, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has required a large chicken farm to obtain a Clean Water Act NPDES permit in an attempt to regulate air… Read More » -
Supreme Court OKs Pre-Enforcement Judicial Review of EPA’s Wetlands Compliance Orders
March 22, 2012The Sacketts filled a half-acre of wetlands on their residential property prior to beginning construction. U.S. EPA issued a compliance order that asserted that the wetlands fell under EPA jurisdiction and requiring the Sacketts to restore the site… Read More » -
Coast Guard Issues Final Great Lakes Ballast Water Standards
March 22, 2012The Coast Guard has issued final ballast water standards applicable to ships on the Great Lakes. Currently, "salties" (ships that enter the Great Lakes system from the ocean) must discharge their ballast tanks before entering the Great Lakes… Read More »